How To Update Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 to Froyo 2.2 Firmware

For Samsung Galaxy 3 i5801 owners there’s a great news for all you guys has arrived, yes the most awaited Froyo 2.2 has arrived for Galaxy 3 not through KIES though, but you can install this Froyo 2.2 version on your phone manually by following simple instructions which are given below. If this is the first time you are updating your phone with the firmware then you need to know first the pre requisite and important instructions before directly proceeding to flashing the device so as to continue with the smooth update process. The firmware which we will be installing will be the Asian built and not the European build, though the EU builds are said to be the stable ones but the last firmware which was released in the February 2011 was XWJPD and was having screen black out issues after the call and also the battery life was not that optimized as compared to the latest and an all new Froyo ZHJPF 2.2 Android version for your Galaxy 3 i5801(Apollo).

The firmware flashing is similar to that of we used to see for Samsung Galaxy S, we have covered nearly 10 different versions of update from 2.2 Froyo to the latest Gingerbread 2.3.3 and we look forward to deliver same firmware upgrade tutorials for other Android phones in the market too. So, after following the important instructions below you will need to follow the procedure after that.

Instructions and Pre Requisites:

First up, make sure that the phone which you wish to upgrade is Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 ONLY, after this you will have to download the Flash kit for Galaxy 3 from here and you will have to unzip the same, if it prompts for the password then you need to enter the password as androidadvices.com.

Since the firmware update process will wipe all the contacts, sms, third party applications, music, images and videos you will have to ensure that you have taken a backup of all your contents so that you can easily restore the same.

It’s ideal to have a battery life of 100% before proceeding to upgrading the phone, but its recommended to have at least 75% of battery life for a smoother upgrade process.

Also, make sure that your computer or laptop has a supports USB 2.0.

Ensure that the Samsung KIES is completely closed and also disable all the antivirus programs along with all the firewalls.

Procedure to upgrade Samsung Galaxy 3 (APOLLO) to FROYO 2.2:

First up after downloading the Flash Kit for Galaxy 3 I5801 above, you will get a zipped folder which upon unzipping you will get three files in it, one is the Firmware file itself which is 5810ZHJPF, Odin v4.252 and also Galaxy3_0531.ops file.

After downloading and placing all the three files on the desktop so that you can easily find the folders you will have to now switch your phone Off and then pull out the Sim card as well as the Memory card so that data in it doesn’t get deleted.

· Now, you will have to turn your phone ON in the Download Mode which basically acts as a safe mode for your phone and the same can be entered by holding the Volume Down button + the Home key button (the middle button), while holding these both buttons, you need to switch ON your device by Pressing he Power ON button.

After ensuring that firewall, KIES and also Antivirus programs are closed in computer you need to open the exe file “Odin v4.252” which you have downloaded and after which you will have to connect your phone to the computer with the help of USB cable.

As soon as you connect your phone to the computer you will see that in the “Odin Multi Downloader”, the COM Port Mapping block will turn yellow and will show up 1 (COM 6) int he box which will mean that the required drivers have been successfully installed after which in the Message field you will see that <1> Detected!!!.

In the Option field you need to ensure that Auto Reboot, Protect OPS and Reset Time (Sec) options are ticked and in the “Reset Time (Sec) field” 300 is entered as shown in the below screen shot and also ensure that One Package field is unticked.

In Debug Option, ensure that Debug Only is not ticked.

Now, next up you will have to select the below mentioned FILES which you have downloaded as mentioned below in the Odin Multi downloader,

OPS – Galaxy3_0531.ops file

Boot – I5801ZFJPE-REV02-Bootloader-CL915488.tar.md5

Phone – GALAXY3_FET_REV_00_phone

PDA – I5801ZFJPE-REV02-PDA-CL915488.tar.md5

CSC – I5801FETJPD-CSC-FET.tar.md5

EFS – NONE

One Package – NONE

Do ensure and double check that the selections are done as per mentioned above.

After double checking the selections, proceed by clicking on the “Start” option and you will see that after sometime the process will be completed, generally it takes a minute or two not more than that to finish the upgradation process, do note that you don’t pull off the USB cable in the upgradation process as this will seriously damage the phone and your phone will become no less than an expensive paper weight as that will be bricked though this is an unlikely event and if power goes in between then not to worry you just have to follow the procedure again from the start.

As soon as the update gets finished you will see that the phone will be rebooting and you will see that you phone will be prompting you to enter all the initial settings, and now you can unplug the USB cable from your phone.

There you go you have now successfully installed the latest Froyo 2.2 version on your Galaxy 3 I5801.

Please note that at this point of time you may have to change the language as the language will be set to some other language, so to set the language as English you just need to refer to the pictures which are shown below,

Do let us know if you have any problems while updating as we will help you out with the same. Now, to check on which version you are on then you will have to just tap on the Settings > About Phone > Firmware Version where you will find the version of Android OS where it will show 2.2.

Please note that this update can be applied to all the handsets with model number of Galaxy 3 I5801 or even for Apollo version. Also, once the Gingerbread 2.3 arrives for the Galaxy 3 we will let you know about the same. Most importantly by applying this update won’t mean that you have rooted your phone.

Hi !
thanks a – lot I will try it !
UMM I have some questions , and it’ll be awesome if you’ll answer me as soon as possible
1.I bought my phone in Hong – Kong and it showes that the model number is GT-I5801 is it ok ? can I use it ? I just want to be really sure …
and the baseband version is I5801ZHJG4 ..
2.How can I know if my computer has a supports USB 2.0 ?
3.How do I close the Samsung KIES and disable all the antivirus programs ?
4.When will I be able to return my SD card and Memory card to the phone ?

Im sorry for all the questions but I have never done it before and I want to be fully preperd

Hi Neal,
I have downloaded all the files, but after I connect my phone to the computer, the ODIN downloader doesn’t recognise my phone connected to the compuer. Tried it a number of times on two different computers, but there seems to be no luck. Doesn’t detect any phone connected….. Please help….

Simply Awesome!! works like a charm..
trying to root it using z4root to uninstall chinese apps.. its taking forever to root though.
One more thing.. can i uninstall the chinese keypad? hope the english keypad doesnt disappear. Pls advice.
Thanks a ton again. Been searching for a long time n finally got it here.

Hey thanks a lot for the upgrade.
I had used Kies to upgrade, but the phone had become extremely unresponsive. Also the phone hung on every call that I tried to make or receive.
Went for manual upgrade over the kies upgrade and now the phone is working fine.

@Jyoti: Thanks a lot. was worried as my internet was not working. Followed the procedure for vodafone that you pasted to correct the same.

Hey bro…If I upgrade my Samsung GT-I5801 from2.1 Eclairs to 2.2Froyo from d above stated process , would I be able to download Flash player 10.1 or upgraded version of Flash player bcz my friend has upgraded his Samsung GT-I5801 from d Service center and and it does not support any Flash Players.
plz plz plz…reply me…!!!
Thanks in advance

hi there trying to update my phone. i have downloaded the odin multidownloader but its saying image path and then some chineese writing. and when i try the procedure it stops working and closes, please help not sure what to do now. i have the samsung i5801.

I brought recently GT-i5801 with lot of reviews about battery life.I found a call dropped problem and i went to samsung care they upgraded my phone to the below mentioned version……the problem is solved
and now im totally worried with this battery drain problems.
This is my first smart phone im new to facing these type of problems
please any one help us…..
Model GT-i5801
FirmfareVersion 2.2
Baseband version I5801DDJP2

thank i have upgraded this to foryo 2.2 all apk are working i used oneclick root to make live wall paper enable through superuser. it is working fine battry life is also doubled,chinse apk are removed through uninstaller from andriod market

My internet was not working intially then called to customer care they helped me out..guys we need not to downgrade the frimware for internet to work.
If network is Vodafone then go to Settings->wireless and network->Mobile network->Network operator select vodafone.
Again go to settings->wireless and network->APNs(Access point Names)->New APN select: Name as Vodafone GPRS,APN as www then Authentication as None & APN Type as internet.
Switch off ur mobile,remove the sim card n battery for 5mins.Restart the phone u ll see the “E” symbol on the main screen which indicates internet is working ..and the when u go to Settings->wireless and network->Mobile network you can see “Use packet data” will be automatically get ticked ..
It worked out.
So anyone facing internet problem they can just try this!.

I am not able to uninstall the chinese application.Please help me on that..

I tried your suggestions but it didn’t work. But after googling a little more I tried changing APN to “portalnmms” and everything worked just fine. That is, “Use Packet Data” started working normally, GPRS with “E” symbol appears whenever “Use Packet Data” is checked.

WOW MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This really worked!!!
All the steps / procedure were very systematic and very easy……it really helped me update my Firmware Eclair to Froyo!!!!!
And I’m just loving it dude!!!!!!!!!
THANKS A LOT AND GOD BLESS YOU…… I’m really happy today!!!
I really LOVE THIS WEBSITE!!!!

Though I had one Little Problem at first when I was opening the File – ” I5800_Odin_Multi_Downloader_v4.252 ” – I was getting an ERROR Message Saying- ” IMAGE PATH blah blah blah in Asian Language ” and was not able to do the upgrade. It took me 2 hours to figure out what the problem was and finally all I did was just right clicked that file and Clicked ” Run as Administrator ” It just worked!!!!
So anyone getting this problem just try this!

hey i m not able to root my phone after installing the android 2.2 in my galaxy 3 gt-i5801… and i m not able to delete the chinese applications when i use the root uninstaller they say grant permission for root… wat i do now??? please help me…

thanks a lot…
upgraded as your instruction, very nice and its all working just fine, its better than indian version eclair too, thanks again,..!!
no forces closes but the devices seems very slow and laggy with more number of applications,
especially too slow when playing angry birds,

any possibilities to solve the lag to speed up the device?
any mod or lagfix available for this roms?

Dear Friend
Many thanks for your guideline for updating my galaxy i 5800 .before I did that I took a back up by My backup Pro program.
Unfortunately I couldnt recover it after upgrading especially my contacts.
would you please help me in this manner.
Best wishe
Hamidreza

After Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade, internet is working but browser is unable to display websites properly. Animated content, plugin content and links on webpages are not working. I have also enabled plugin content in browser settings. Instead of content, a blue cube with question mark appears. You can notice this in websites like ‘www.cavernsofblood.com’ and ‘www.millaj.com’. These websites were displayed properly in Android 2.1 Eclair and animated content, plugin content and links were working properly. How to solve this major issue?

Also i have checked all internet settings and internet works. But – I am owner of SAMSUNG GALAXY 3 APOLLO GT-I5801. I upgraded my device to Android 2.2 Froyo by authorised service centre 2 times. But each time, my Android internet browser as well as any other browser like Skyfire, Opera Mobile, Dolphin and Miren are unable to show plugin content even after enabling plugin content in settings. For example, ‘www.cavernsofblood.com’, ‘www.millaj.com’ could not be viewed with animated content after Froyo upgrade. With Android 2.1 Eclair, these websites were easily viewed with animated content after enabling plugin content in settings in Android browser. Most of the websites and links in them now could not be opened after froyo upgrade. All this was perfectly working in Android 2.1 Eclair. In Froyo, while browsing internet websites, a blue coloured cube with question mark sign appears in place of plugin content which is annoying. Kindly help me by providing a proper solution.

I am owner of SAMSUNG GALAXY 3 APOLLO GT-I5801. I upgraded my device to Android 2.2 Froyo by authorised service centre 2 times. But each time, my Android internet browser as well as any other browser like Skyfire, Opera Mobile, Dolphin and Miren are unable to show plugin content even after enabling plugin content in settings. For example, ‘www.cavernsofblood.com’, ‘www.millaj.com’ could not be viewed with animated content after Froyo upgrade. With Android 2.1 Eclair, these websites were easily viewed with animated content after enabling plugin content in settings in Android browser. Most of the websites and links in them now could not be opened after froyo upgrade. All this was perfectly working in Android 2.1 Eclair. In Froyo, while browsing internet websites, a blue coloured cube with question mark sign appears in place of plugin content which is annoying. Kindly help me by providing a proper solution.

Can i replace the main I5801ZFJPE-REV02-PDA-CL915488.tar.md5 file with the Indian JP4 version or Europes JPD version and try to install it.? Will it cause any problems?? Do i have to download some other files for that?

How should i install Indian version in this. I have already installed this chinese version. Im having problems with battery drain, Camera,Chrome Lite Browser and Facebook Sync all these three are not working.

I am from India. I want to buy Galaxy 3 i5801. I have read a lot about the call drop problem on Android 2.1 in India. Is the call drop issue experienced by most users or is specific to few with a specific network?
Some say that it gets resolved after froyo update. Is there anything negative about the updated android version in galaxy 3 ?

Hi try the method and it works brilliantly! Upgraded it to 2.2 cos my mum phone has been v.lag for a while. It’s so lag that can’t even use the phone properly. But now it is better after upgrading it to 2.2 but there still some lagness here and there but it is more better than last time. Ani idea how to improve my mum phone lagness? Or should i have to root it to make the problem gone? Nt sure how the problem happen in the 1st place

Hello guys, i am going to upgrade my galaxy 3 ver2.1 to 2.2 froyo. This article says to close the KIES while doing the upgrade. My question is, does KIES has any role in this process? Because i havent insstalled KIES in my PC. Please reply…

I finally got ti through. How I did it was downloading the files from a different blog but the instructions here is more in depth. The phone is up & running like a charm and I changed the language back to English. When I connected with kies it said there’s a newer firmware for upgrade. I gonna wait for a little while then get it ( why kies didn’t allow the upgrade when at 2.1? )

I just tried it on a different computer Odin still doesn’t detect my GT-i5801. I see the phone screen showing ” Reboot System Now ” high lighted and the follow options like SDCARD UPDATE.ZIP and DATA RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS after pressed volume-home and power keys as instructed so I don’t even know was it the ” Download Mode “?
Again, I also didn’t see the file 5810ZHJPF after unzipped. These are the only files:
1. Galaxy3_0531.ops
2.I5800_odin_muti_downloader
3.I5801ZFJPE-REV02-Bootloader-CL915488.tar.md5
4,Galaxy3_FET_REV_00_phone.tar
5.I5801FETJPD-CSC-FET.tar.md5
6.I5801ZFJPE-REV02-PDA-CL915488.tar.md5

Well, after unzipped I did not see this file 5810ZHJPF ( others are there ) The Odin also doesn’t detect my phone I mean no yellow com 1,no message nothing ( cable connected, antivirus, kies and firewall all closed ) I checked the USB port it is functioning ok. Can any one help please?
Thank you

Hi,
I am from US. Samsung didn’t released Galaxy 3 i5801 in US. As a result I can’t get 2.2 upgrade from any world wide Samsung sites ( I’ve tried UK or Asian sites by using their KIES ) Mine is unlocked & carrier is AT&T.
Since this is my first Android phone I am not that tech savvy enough to do my own updates if I can get the official one.
So,are their any method to go around this to get the official one? Because Samsung did released the official version as far as I know. It’s just not for my phone in US market.
Thanks in advance if any one can help.

Thanks for the reply! I am going to try one more thing that is by using an Asian sim card to see I can get the official update through Samsung Asia site.
If it still doesn’t work then I have to use the one here.
Thanks for the suggestion tho.

thanks neal pradeep ,it works!!!!!!!! my phone has got its new colours ……………………yipeeeeeeeeeeeee
and is there any other updates available such as ginger bread etc for i5801
post us updates
thanks in advance

I m having issues updating,, when I connect my phone and start as mentioned, odin shows connected but as sson as GT5801 screen goes, odin comes back to disconnected.. tried it many times.. what can be done?? Having issues with kies as well// starts updating and then after about 7% it shows failed due to unknown problem…

helloes,
update works perfectly… but i have a little problem… i cant install yahoo messenger … i cant find it in market on my phone and if go to market.android.com it shows installed … any ideea how to fix this stupid problem ? thank you !

Thaanks to all those people who have been behind the scenes in building this update. I was desperately looking for an Upgrade through skies which never seemed to detect my phone. But this solution has drawn curtains to all the Samsung Skies hassles. Thanks a lot.

again upgraded to froyo with kies but still having same issues like
default music player closes suddenly and unable to detect any other bluetooth device(eg. laptop) other than mobile phone.
dont know how to get rid off these bugs pls help……

updation from samsung kies is quite easy and also legal(and a bit time consuming also). i wont say that this procedure is bad or poor, but when the device is in warantee, one should go with the proper application.

Thanks a lot dude for the upgrade, it feels really nice to have a feel of android2.2 on my galaxy3.
But there are still a lot of things I m not seeing on my phone
1. live wallpaper support
2. wifi tethering to a wifi hotspot

These are two major things I m in need of, can someone please help me out.

My phone i5801 is detected on software but while loading file paths in other options the program stops responding and is closed. i am using win7 ultimate and deactivated Avast antivirus and firewalls. what could be the problem?

I configured the APN Settings….saved them…and then restarted my phone….but even then….if I select the APN and come back to the Mobile Networks Setting Screen, I find that the Use Packet Data Symbol has been automatically deactivated….Don’t Know what to do!….Please Help!!!!

but i did notice some minor issues with this firmware, also the absence of live wallpapers was a serious let down
i hope the european build of the firmware doesnt have these issues…..can’t wait for you to release the next update(btw when will you be releasing it?)

i have recently upgraded to froyo. when i connected my galaxy 3 -GT I5801
(earlier it was 5800) to the Samsung kies, i got a pop up saying that there is an firmware update available for my phone. i clicked OK to upgrade the firmware. after the upgrade when i checked the firmware version it was same as the above only the difference is in build number.

Earlier it was FROYO:ZPJPE now it is FROYO:ZPJPF

I am not able to make out any other differences. Even live wallpapers is still not available Also Chinese applications are still visible.

I request you to give me the exact difference between those firmwares.

i have recently upgraded to froyo. when i connected my galaxy 3 -GT I5801
(earlier it was 5800) to the Samsung kies, i got a pop up saying that there is an firmware update available for my phone. i clicked OK to upgrade the firmware. after the upgrade when i checked the firmware version it was same as the above only the difference is in build number.

Earlier it was FROYO:ZPJPE now it is FROYO:ZPJPF

I am not able to make out any other differences. Even live wallpapers is still not available Also Chinese applications are still visible.

I request you to give me the exact difference between those firmwares.

Now after the above upgradation if you connect to samsung kies you will see a new firmware upgrade available for the GT 5801, i opted for that upgrade, only there is diference in build number earlier it was FROYO.ZFJPE Now its FROYO.ZFJPF. Now i am not able to make out any difference. can u help please?

Hi guys,
is there any solution for call drops on Galaxy 3. i have been facing it since the time i brought the phone. will the froyo update help in resolving call drops.
please need some good piece of advice on this. ASAP

i updated the firmware following the instructions given it was successfully done and everything working fine except the internet connection, not able to connect through the service provider nor the wifi

thnx for the update did it successfully
But having issues with bluetooth..my phone is not able to detect my laptop.
chekd all settings workng fine with other mobiles but not with laptops.
Is it a bug with 2.2

did a restart but nothing worked out..also music player isn’t working
closes abruptly seconds after i open it.
Hate to downgrade but no other option seems to be available.
Lets hope for a better update else wait for the official one.

plzz plzz help .., the internet wont work…, i hav even changed that apn settings !!
Whenever i go to setting and tick on “Use packet data” it will automatically get unticked as soon as i get back to the previous menu ,
any fix for this …, as it turns out even my other friends who have tried this update cant get their phone internet working .., the wifi runs fine tho….

yes the internet dosent work !!
i’ve got the exact same problem as saloni does ….. 2g and 3g net dosent seem to come .., i used to use these on my phone with old firmware…, as soon as i tried this froyo update it stopped working…, any fix for this ??

Help me out guys… I have to receive mails every 3 hours… It will be a problem for me..
PLzzz PLzzzzz PLzzzzzzzz !!!
How to get back 2.1 if internet won’t work on 2.2 ??? I tries doing that factory settings… But it didn’t work… !!

Dude i have done everything… I upgraded it to froyo however my internet won’t work….
Whenever i go to setting and tick on “Use packet data” it will automatically get unticked as soon as i get back to the previous menu… Can u suggest something ???
And how to go back to 2.1 if i want to ???
HELP !!!

thanks for the update man…, but as it turns out u cant uninstall these chinese apps thro the phone settings…,
i’ve tried almost everything to uninstall these but in settings manage apps tab there is no option to uninstall them, also this chinese language keybord setting is a real pain and comes in the way of msging and shows as a permanent icon in da msging qwerty keypad ,, so plz some help would be apprecited to get rid off all these annoying chinese stuff

Upgraded to froyo. No issue as such. Only problem that some chinese applications are installed and the upgraded google maps force closes intermittently. Can anyone share how to root the upgraded froyo on Galaxy 3 so that the chineese applications can be uninstalled

how can i go back to the previous version of 2.1… my gprs is not working….
pls help…i am short of money n was going to sale the mobile…but with gprs not working it will not sell…please suggest remidies….

I have a Samsung galaxy 3 (GT- I5800) bought from UK which is having a firmware version 2.1 update 1 and baseband version I5800XXJG3. can i upgrade my phone to froyo with the above said steps or is there any other way to upgrade without any problems to the phone?

thanks for the update update..but their seems to be some problem with my phone..before running the froyo update…my screen kept on flashing USB connected ..usb connected…phone used to heat up and after that it used to shud down by itself…after upgrading froyo have the same problem..please provide me with some suggestions

I must Say that the Battery life has been exceedingly well on this firmware. I’ve been using it for days now and seems quite good. I’ve haven’t had any luck in uninstalling the chinese apps though. They just don’t get listed in the list of apps.

I haven’t rooted it yet as I’ve heard that it voids the warranty. Can’t say for sure. But thanks for the update.